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Amazon Just a Stepping Stone

Controls Specialist
Former Employee
Worked at Amazon for 4 years
January 9, 2017
Indianapolis, Indiana
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Great benefits. Decent vacation packages, possibly the best of any company I've worked for in terms of medical benefits. A great place to work as a stepping stone if you need great benefits and fair pay while looking for a long-term employer.

Cons

Worst company I've ever worked for in regards to practicing safety at work. They give a lot of attention to discussing safety and policies and holding employees responsible for safety, but they do NOT demonstrate safety through management.

If there is an outage (downtime), safety is completely bypassed in order to get production back underway.

Fairness in disciplinary actions was absent. Managers were the worst safety examples.

Also, the CEO keeps his political values in the forefront; this should be invisible.

Safety includes ergonomic workspaces, not a nostalgic "door leaf."

This is the 21st century. Put the door leaf in a pamphlet or company mailer, a museum, then buy everyone "real" workspaces where appropriate.

Treat Maintenance as a "skilled" labor, not as you would a seasonal unskilled employee. In fact, treat those people with respect also.

Absolute WORST employer I've ever worked for in regards to management respecting employees.

Advice to Management

Hire managers that REALLY are experienced with maintenance.

Do NOT let Production drive maintenance.

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